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The paradox of Thatcher and public servicehttps://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2013/apr/08/margaret-thatcher-public-service-paradox
The former PM was casually contemptuous of public servants – yet the 1980s created a new breed of energetic official<p>The 1980s were a stimulating time to be a public servant, especially in Whitehall's upper reaches, and that's the Thatcher paradox.</p><p>Yes, she was casually contemptuous of public service (except by men in uniforms); spending was held back and the ideologists let loose – though with nothing like the venom on display under David Cameron. But despite all that, civil servants were often enthused and excited.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2013/apr/08/margaret-thatcher-public-service-paradox">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkPolicyLeadership and managementCivil serviceMargaret ThatcherMon, 08 Apr 2013 15:45:27 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2013/apr/08/margaret-thatcher-public-service-paradoxPhotograph: Chris Capstick / Rex FeaturesDavid Walker says Thatcher offered opportunities for imaginative government – though not always intentionally. Photograph: Chris Capstick/Rex FeaturesPhotograph: Chris Capstick / Rex FeaturesDavid Walker says Thatcher offered opportunities for imaginative government – though not always intentionally. Photograph: Chris Capstick/Rex FeaturesDavid Walker2013-04-08T15:45:27ZHow Britain changed under Margaret Thatcher. In 15 chartshttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/datablog/2013/apr/08/britain-changed-margaret-thatcher-charts
What kind of Britain did Margaret Thatcher leave behind?<br /><a href="#pop">Population</a> | <a href="#families">Families</a> | <a href="#unemploy">Unemployment</a> | <a href="#economy">The economy</a> | <a href="#pay">The pay gap</a> | <a href="#spend">Public spending</a> | <a href="#house">House prices and interest rates</a> | <a href="#unions">The unions</a> | <a href="#poverty">Poverty and inequality</a><br /><br />• <a href="#data">Download the data</a><br />• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/data">More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian</a><p>What is the the legacy of Margaret Thatcher, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/08/margaret-thatcher-dies-aged-87">who died today</a>?</p><p>The 1980s is increasingly being seen as deep history - 50% of the Datablog team were born in the late 1980s and were just toddling into school when she resigned in November 1990.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/datablog/2013/apr/08/britain-changed-margaret-thatcher-charts">Continue reading...</a>Margaret ThatcherConservativesUK newsPoliticsData visualisationsOffice for National StatisticsGeorge OsborneMon, 08 Apr 2013 13:57:46 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/datablog/2013/apr/08/britain-changed-margaret-thatcher-chartsPhotograph: Graham Whitby-Boot/Allstar/Sportsphoto/AllstarHow did Britain change under Margaret Thatcher? Photograph: Graham Whitby-Boot/Allstar/Sportsphoto/AllstarPhotograph: Graham Whitby-Boot/Allstar/Sportsphoto/AllstarHow did Britain change under Margaret Thatcher? Photograph: Graham Whitby-Boot/Allstar/Sportsphoto/AllstarSimon Rogers2013-04-08T13:57:46ZNational Archives 1980: Margaret Thatcher and her handbag diplomacyhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/dec/30/national-archives-1980-margaret-thatcher
Papers also show reactions to Bristol riots, death of sixpence and Greenpeace as terrorist group<p><strong>Thatcher's 'handbaggings' and acerbic notes</strong></p><p>The cabinet papers are packed with evidence that Thatcher's "handbaggings" were no Whitehall myth and few of her colleagues were immune to her acerbic handwritten notes. "We have got to get economies," she regularly told the Treasury. "We must get ahead faster."</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/dec/30/national-archives-1980-margaret-thatcher">Continue reading...</a>National ArchivesUK newsMargaret ThatcherPoliticsEuropean UnionWorld newsPolicePrince CharlesNatoTridentMilitaryDefence policyNuclear weaponsGreenpeaceActivismCluster bombsOmanMiddle East and North AfricaEgyptJordanIsraelAfricaBristolThu, 30 Dec 2010 00:05:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/dec/30/national-archives-1980-margaret-thatcherPhotograph: margaretthatcher.orgFew of the cabinet were immune from Margaret Thatcher's acerbic handwritten notes. Photograph: margaretthatcher.orgPhotograph: margaretthatcher.orgFew of the cabinet were immune from Margaret Thatcher's acerbic handwritten notes. Photograph: margaretthatcher.orgAlan Travis and Owen Bowcott2010-12-30T00:05:02ZLetters: Britain's social attitudes to the Thatcher legacyhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/dec/16/thatcher-legacy-social-attitudes-tax-wealth
<p>How can a report that shows 78% of the population believing the income gap between rich and poor is too large, and shows such intense support for the social wage in the form of the NHS and education, possibly be seen as showing the population is more Thatcherite (<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/dec/13/social-survey-thatcherite-britain" title="Britain 'more Thatcherite now than in the 80s', says survey">Britain 'more Thatcherite now than in the 80s', says survey</a>, 13 December)?</p><p>The population has actually become more radical on issues such as tax and re-distribution, partly as a result of the banking crisis and because the bottom 50% of the population now own only 9% of the wealth. A YouGov poll we commissioned this year showed 74% of the population would favour a tax on the wealthiest 6 million (who have an average of £4m of private wealth per household) to pay off the national debt and therefore avoid the cuts. The wealthiest were slightly more in favour of this than the poorest.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/dec/16/thatcher-legacy-social-attitudes-tax-wealth">Continue reading...</a>Margaret ThatcherPoliticsLabourSocial historyThu, 16 Dec 2010 00:05:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/dec/16/thatcher-legacy-social-attitudes-tax-wealthGuardian Staff2010-12-16T00:05:06Z